When it comes to building a football schedule, it’s often about making the pieces fit one’s unique situation. That can be a challenge, given that some coaches’ phones never stop ringing while others can’t get anyone to look them in the eye.

This Tetris game is played every other year during the University Interscholastic League’s biennial realignment, and the 2024 version was no different.

Coaches such as Craig Slaughter (Wall) and Russell Lucas (Sweetwater) may have a more difficult time getting colleagues to answer their phones because of the talent in their programs, while coaches on the down side of a talent cycle might have to put their devices in “Do Not Disturb” mode just to get them to quit ringing.